I love that this car is green. Everybody and their mother (relatively speaking, of course) has a red Ferrari, and if not red then chances are it is black, silver, or white. I’m a fan of colors on my sports cars, but not necessarily the same colors as the vast majority. Give me a Ferrari in metallic blue, burgundy, or as you see here, good old british racing green. It’s even more attractive to me when that color is applied to a pedigreed sports car that I have a snowball’s chance in Hell of affording: a car like this one here on CarsforSale.com in Arlington, Texas for a bargain basement price of just $14,998.
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11 Comments | tags: 308GT4, 308GTB, 308GTS, Alfa Romeo Spider, Ferrari, Mondial, Pininfarina | posted in Totally That Stupid
Last week’s trip to Europe has me contemplating all sorts of next moves related to the things automotive in my life. Really, there are 2 considerations: upgrade the Accord Hybrid to something modern and fun with all of the bits and baubles that one expects with a new car, or buy something fun as a weekender – ostensibly in place of the recently-acquired Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel – that may even be well-positioned to start appreciating if looked after. Truth be told, as dull as the Honda is, I cannot deny the benefits of using the carpool lanes to commute from Fairfax, VA to Washington, D.C. every day. It easily saves me an hour a day. That leaves me looking at the classics.
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4 Comments | tags: 280SL, 308GTB, 308GTS, 308GTSi, 380SL, 450SL, 500SL, 560SL, 911SC, BMW E36 M3, Bobby Ewing, Carrera, Classic Car Depreciation, Dallas, Ferrari Mondial, Hart to Hart, Honda Accord Hybrid, Honda S2000, Mercedes-Benz R107, Porsche 911, Porsche 964, Porsche 993, Quattrovalvole, SL, Weird Science, Wonder Woman | posted in Resources, Totally That Stupid
